Graphical Evolution of Metal Gear (1987-2018)

historyofgames (25)in #gaming • 7 years ago

Evolution of all Metal Gear games from 1987-2018!

Metal Gear (Japanese: メタルギア Hepburn: Metaru Gia) is a series of action-adventure stealth video games, created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for the MSX home computer architecture. The player often takes control of a special forces operative (usually either Solid Snake or Big Boss), who is assigned to find the titular superweapon "Metal Gear", a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuclear weapons. Several sequels have been released for multiple consoles, which have expanded the original game's plot adding characters opposing and supporting Snake, while there have also been a few prequels exploring the origins of the Metal Gear and recurring characters.

Other notable traits are cinematic cutscenes, intricate storylines, offbeat and fourth wall humour, and exploration of political and philosophical themes, with references to Hollywood films to add flavor. As of Aug 2016, 49.2 million copies of the game franchise have been sold worldwide, with individual instalments having been critically and commercially acclaimed and having received several awards. The franchise has also been adapted into other media such as comics, novels, and drama CDs. Snake also appeared as a guest character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Games included in the video:

1987 Metal Gear
1990 Snake's Revenge
1990 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
1998 Metal Gear Solid
1999 Metal Gear Solid: Integral
2000 Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2002 The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
2002 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
2004 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004 Metal Gear Acid
2005 Metal Gear Acid 2
2005 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
2006 Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel
2006 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
2007 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus
2008 Ganbare Snake
2008 Metal Gear Acid Mobile
2008 Metal Gear Solid Mobile
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4 Database
2008 Metal Gear Online
2009 Metal Gear Solid Touch
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Piece Walker
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2010 Metal Gear Arcade
2011 Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection
2012 Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops
2012 Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
2013 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
2014 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015 Metal Gear Online 3
2016 Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater (pachislot)
2018 Metal Gear Survive